The U.S. Mint printed its final batch of pennies on Wednesday. For years, the cost of making the copper coins exceeded their value. In 2008, Morley Safer reported that producing $80 million worth of pennies cost the federal government $134 million. | 60 Minutes

Bye, pennies! 💰️ The U.S. Mint officially ended production of the penny today with its very last one-cent coin. The last penny was struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country’s smallest denomination coins have been produced since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act. Officials said the final few pennies would be auctioned off. #penny #usmint #mint #money #coins | NBC Chicago